Latoya Is Scolded by Her Father When She Comes in Late

question 589

Multiple Choice

Latoya is scolded by her father when she comes in late for her curfew, while her friend Patti is grounded for two weeks by her father for missing her curfew. Both teens received

• A)negative reinforcement.
• B)a punisher.
• C)a primary threat.
• D)a discriminative stimulus.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The act of acquiring behaviors through observation and replication of others.

Classical Conditioning

A method of instruction that occurs by forming associations between a stimulus present in the surroundings and a spontaneously occurring stimulus, culminating in an acquired response.

Operant Conditioning

A strategy of learning wherein the impact of a response is adjusted through the provision of incentives or the application of penalties.

Evolutionary Perspective

An approach in psychology that seeks to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.